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for decades, raising the debt ceiling was something that congress has been willing to do. since the presidency of fdr, congress has to do. since fdr, congress voted to raise it literally dozens of times. the way we run the country, for generations, you may not like it. it is how we use the debt ceiling, we have raised it 89 times just between 1939 and 2010. the only time we haven't had to raise it in recent years was at the very end of the clinton administration when we started to run a budget surplus, remember that? but other than that, it happens as a matter of course. it is routine, but in 2010, the republicans decided they wouldn't do it anymore. and in the standoff, where they said they wouldn't do it again, even though it was done with presidents before them, they were not going to do it. the country could default on its debts, that was an economic disaster. check it out. this is job growth, month to month in the year 2011. during that time when it is weirdly suppressed, oh, yeah, it is the fight over the debt ceiling. so when you hear others say oh yeah, it shouldn'
for decades, raising the debt ceiling was something that congress has been willing to do. since the presidency of fdr, congress has to do. since fdr, congress voted to raise it literally dozens of times. the way we run the country, for generations, you may not like it. it is how we use the debt ceiling, we have raised it 89 times just between 1939 and 2010. the only time we haven't had to raise it in recent years was at the very end of the clinton administration when we started to run a budget...
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if you don't raise the debt ceiling an economic calamity. they are saying let the chips fall where they may. astounding. >> a really frightening thing. one thing interesting about this discussion, if you ask people do you think we should raise the debt ceiling, the majority of people will say no. if you ask people do you think we should pay our debts and stand by our debts and not default on our debt, an even larger number of people say, no, we shouldn't do that. we certainly should pay our debt. in part it's how you define the question. i think people want the government to act responsibly. on the one hand they think raising the debt ceiling is not responsible. they also know it's irresponsible to default on your debt. there's a lot of confusion out there about what's at stake. what's at stake, if we don't pay our bills we crash the economy, not just here but across the globe. that is a disaster. some republicans may be comfortable with that. i don't think most americans are, most independent voters aren't, boehner, they know that. they are
if you don't raise the debt ceiling an economic calamity. they are saying let the chips fall where they may. astounding. >> a really frightening thing. one thing interesting about this discussion, if you ask people do you think we should raise the debt ceiling, the majority of people will say no. if you ask people do you think we should pay our debts and stand by our debts and not default on our debt, an even larger number of people say, no, we shouldn't do that. we certainly should pay...
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and raising the debt ceiling high enough to last until mid february. a key question, can house speaker john boehner get a senate deal through the house? so far conservatives have pushed the speak tore adop speaker to e on cutting spending and rolling bako bomb a care. they are weary of boehner. dismayed when forced to swallow the fiscal cliff deal in january. this time was to be different. but their strategy of tying government fund to go cutting obama care has failed. and with two days to go before possible default, house conservatives are back on the sideline. while senate gop leader mitch mcconnell searches for a last-minute deal with democrats. >> perhaps tomorrow will be a bright day. we are not there yet, we hope it will be. >> reporter: negotiations are at such a sensitive stage it was dealed as a positive development with a 3:00 p.m. monday meeting called here at the white house between house and senate leaders was postponed because they were hammering out details behind closed doors. back to you. >> thank you, mike viqueira reporting from the
and raising the debt ceiling high enough to last until mid february. a key question, can house speaker john boehner get a senate deal through the house? so far conservatives have pushed the speak tore adop speaker to e on cutting spending and rolling bako bomb a care. they are weary of boehner. dismayed when forced to swallow the fiscal cliff deal in january. this time was to be different. but their strategy of tying government fund to go cutting obama care has failed. and with two days to go...
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and because it's called raising the debt ceiling, i think a lot of americans think, it's raising our debt. it is not raising our debt. this does not add a dime to our debt. it simply says, you paid for what congress has already authorized america to purchase, whether that's the greatest military in the world or veterans benefits or social security, whatever it is that congress has already authorized, what this does is make sure we can pay those bills. now, the last time that the tea party republicans flirted with the idea of default two years ago, markets plunged and business and consumer confidence plunged. and america's credit rating was downgraded for the first time and a decision to actually go through with it, to actually permit default, according to many ceos would be, insane, catastroph catastrophic, chaos, these are more polite words. warren buffett likened to a nuclear bomb, a weapon too horrible to use. it would undermine the world's confidence in america as the bedrock of the global economy and might permanently increase our borrowing costs. which, of course, ironically wo
and because it's called raising the debt ceiling, i think a lot of americans think, it's raising our debt. it is not raising our debt. this does not add a dime to our debt. it simply says, you paid for what congress has already authorized america to purchase, whether that's the greatest military in the world or veterans benefits or social security, whatever it is that congress has already authorized, what this does is make sure we can pay those bills. now, the last time that the tea party...
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the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he, could he, just take the keys away from this child? the great steve kornacki joins us next. stay with us. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare su
the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he,...
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ceiling go by, the crisis take place he will invoke the hastert rule and let the debt ceiling be raised with democratic votes if necessary. has he given that assurance to the white house? >> i am not aware of such an assurance. if you look at what the president is saying today on the government shutdown, the president has made it very clear, just let a vote take place. the message has been if john boehner bring a clean, continuing resolution for six weeks, simply put that on the floor and let both democrats and republicans vote that a bipartisan majority would carry that forward and open the u.s. government. i think that is the exact right attitude to have on having a clean extension of the debt limit as well. i really would like to hope there are very few people that would like to use the threat of default to make the united states suffer those type of consequences. i think as you mentioned about the damage for years to come, many people estimate if you default even once that beyond the harm that could do in risking another recession, it could have a lasting harm because you would perf
ceiling go by, the crisis take place he will invoke the hastert rule and let the debt ceiling be raised with democratic votes if necessary. has he given that assurance to the white house? >> i am not aware of such an assurance. if you look at what the president is saying today on the government shutdown, the president has made it very clear, just let a vote take place. the message has been if john boehner bring a clean, continuing resolution for six weeks, simply put that on the floor and...
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all the alleged former examples, there was a budget deal that included a debt ceiling raise. the debt ceiling was not a hostage. there was never before a case where one party pushed the u.s. government to the edge of default demanding concessions. to make this sound like business as usual, it's not. >> the battle continued on a point democrats and republicans want to call their own. just how unprecedented is it for congress to take the country's debt ceiling hostage as republicans are now doing. raising the debt limit has always required congressional approval and therefore the threat of not raising it has always existed. but only in the last few years has any party truly been willing to play with fire. according to congressional research service congress voted to raise the debt ceiling 53 times since 1978. in 27 the debt ceiling increase was part of a larger fiscal bill. that doesn't mean those deals were the result of hostage negotiations. indeed, in 1987 a democrat congress confronted president reagan over the debt ceiling as conservative columnist writes in the "new york
all the alleged former examples, there was a budget deal that included a debt ceiling raise. the debt ceiling was not a hostage. there was never before a case where one party pushed the u.s. government to the edge of default demanding concessions. to make this sound like business as usual, it's not. >> the battle continued on a point democrats and republicans want to call their own. just how unprecedented is it for congress to take the country's debt ceiling hostage as republicans are now...
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ceiling raises during the summer. the debt ceiling is a -- >> don't say that to me. we forgot about the summer. >> but this is just inside washington stuff. people outside aren't really watching them. let's look at the markets. the dow is up 20 points today. just gone above 14,000. any time anything happens in washington in my experience, which is 25 years now. when the markets step in. >> that's what happened with the fiscal cliff deal. that's why the republicans came to the table with anything. >> while the markets are calm, i don't believe anything is going to happen, to be honest. >> i am terrified, i am terrified of the notion that we're going to have to talk about this for six months. we have to take a break, but when we come back, scalia thinks lawmakers need to be rescued from racial entitlement. swing vote anthony kennedy has never voted any affirmative action program that came before the court. we'll investigate when we get all up now with chris heyayes. that's next. some people will do anything to help elim
ceiling raises during the summer. the debt ceiling is a -- >> don't say that to me. we forgot about the summer. >> but this is just inside washington stuff. people outside aren't really watching them. let's look at the markets. the dow is up 20 points today. just gone above 14,000. any time anything happens in washington in my experience, which is 25 years now. when the markets step in. >> that's what happened with the fiscal cliff deal. that's why the republicans came to the...
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ceiling is raised. it is hashed hard to see how there's any movement at this time. perhaps around october 17th they'll try to get to something where all sides look okay and boehner can bring back to the conference. where we stand right now, it's still very much we will not negotiate until the two things are met. >> mark, let's bring in the news of the day which was reported exclusively by andrea mitchell. i woke up with her on the "today" show this morning reporting about families who are not receiving death benefits after loved ones have been killed protecting this country. it is precisely as andrea accurately pointed out, we think that kind of heat cannot be withstood in washington. >> it's one of impacts of the shutdown. in a lot of ways that's been lost and now we're in day eight of the shutdown. a lot of the inside washington conversation has started to turn to the debt limit and debt ceiling. and deservedly so given the stakes involved. these type of stories and things that people rely on for the
ceiling is raised. it is hashed hard to see how there's any movement at this time. perhaps around october 17th they'll try to get to something where all sides look okay and boehner can bring back to the conference. where we stand right now, it's still very much we will not negotiate until the two things are met. >> mark, let's bring in the news of the day which was reported exclusively by andrea mitchell. i woke up with her on the "today" show this morning reporting about...
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the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he, could he, just take the keys away from this child? the great steve kornacki joins us next. stay with us. [ taps baton ] [ dings ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every thought... every movement... ♪ ...carefully planned, coordinated and synchronized. ♪ performing together with a single, united purpose. ♪ that's what makes the world's leading airline... flyer friendly. ♪ flyer friendly. does it end after you've expanded your business?? after your company's gone public? and the capital's been invested? or when your company's bought another? is it over after you've
the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he,...
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the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he, could he, just take the keys away from this child? the great steve kornacki joins us next. stay with us. come on. oh! that's a lot of water up there. ♪ go. go. that's a nice shot. [ male announcer ] share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. they're grreat! does your dog food have? kellogg's frosted flakes. 18 percent? 20? new purina one true instinct has 30. active dogs crave nutrient-dense food. so we made purina one true instinct. learn more at purinaone.com we believe it can be the most valuable real estate on earth. ♪ that's why we designed t
the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he,...
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the second thing congress needs to do is raise the debt ceiling next week so the treasury can pay the bills congress has already spent. that's what most americans do if they buy something. they buy a car or buy a house. they put something on a credit card. they understand they have to pay the bills. this is something routine. it's been done more than 40 times since ronald reagan was president. it's never before been used in the kind of ways republicans are talking about using it right now. we can't threat an economic catastrophe in the midst of budget negotiations. authorize the treasury to pay america's bills. pass a budget and the government shutdown and pay our bills and prevent an economic shutdown. as soon as that happens, i am eager and ready to sit down and negotiate with republicans on a whole range of issues. how do we create more jobs, how do we grow the economy, how do we boost manufacturing, how do we make sure our kids are getting a first class education. all those things are on the table. i'm happy to talk about health care, happy to talk about energy policy. how do we d
the second thing congress needs to do is raise the debt ceiling next week so the treasury can pay the bills congress has already spent. that's what most americans do if they buy something. they buy a car or buy a house. they put something on a credit card. they understand they have to pay the bills. this is something routine. it's been done more than 40 times since ronald reagan was president. it's never before been used in the kind of ways republicans are talking about using it right now. we...
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there's no telling now that speaker boehner proposes to raise the debt ceiling but leave the government closed. >> will you reopen the government if the president doesn't agree to anything? >> if and buts were can be enoughs every day would be christmas. >> debt threats. if congress can't strike a deal, treasury secretary jack lew has this message for the lawmakers flirting with that fiscal cliff. >> we've never been there and i thinyo
there's no telling now that speaker boehner proposes to raise the debt ceiling but leave the government closed. >> will you reopen the government if the president doesn't agree to anything? >> if and buts were can be enoughs every day would be christmas. >> debt threats. if congress can't strike a deal, treasury secretary jack lew has this message for the lawmakers flirting with that fiscal cliff. >> we've never been there and i thinyo
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raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. these are bills that have already been racked up, and we need to pay them. so while i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits, america cannot afford another debate with this congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up. if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time, social security checks and veterans benefits will be delayed. we might not be able to pay our troops or honor our contracts with small business owners, food inspectors, air traffic controllers, specialists who track down loose nuclear materials wouldn't get their paychecks. investors around the world will ask if the united states of america is, in fact, a safe bet. markets could go haywire, interest rates would spike for anybody who borrows money, every homeowner with a mortgage, every student with a college loan, every small business owner
raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. these are bills that have already been racked up, and we need to pay them. so while i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits, america cannot afford another debate with this congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up. if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's...
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while there's still no deal to raise the debt ceiling, the two sides hinted they could agree to something soon. at least in time to make sure the country doesn't flirt with default on its bill next week. any temporary debt ceiling fix would last no more than six or eight weeks. and speaker john boehner acknowledged it is designed simply to buy time. >> clearly you could end up back in the same place and we don't want to be there. >> while the deal will not reopen the government, the white house signalled potential support for the debt ceiling proposal. >> the president is happy that cooler heads at least seem to be prevailing. in the house. there at least seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. >> reporter: but harry reid was a bit more skeptical. >> the house has a unique form of legislating. it's hour by hour. >> reporter: which brings us back to the government shutdown. something that has rattled the public. in our new nbc news poll, 65% believe it's doing harm to the economy. and one in three said it has impacted their own lives. primarily, republicans are the losers
while there's still no deal to raise the debt ceiling, the two sides hinted they could agree to something soon. at least in time to make sure the country doesn't flirt with default on its bill next week. any temporary debt ceiling fix would last no more than six or eight weeks. and speaker john boehner acknowledged it is designed simply to buy time. >> clearly you could end up back in the same place and we don't want to be there. >> while the deal will not reopen the government, the...
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senate leaders could be closing in on an agreement to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling, but house republicans may be on a different page set to offer their own plan. our white house correspondent mike viqueira joins us live from washington. mike, what are we hearing about that plan that republicans might offer? >> the first thing people need to know is nothing a done deal yet. we are on the eve of a possible default, certainly busting through the debt ceiling october 17th on thursday, and yet house republicans are not willing to go along with the emerging deal coming out of the senate that engendered so much optimism yesterday. we're waiting for them to come out of a meeting that has now run one hour past schedule. a two-hour meeting we understand that has been quite contentious. lifting the debt ceiling to take the country until february. remember we started this controversy, this crisis, really when tea party affiliated conservatives insisted on delaying or defunding the president's signature health care law, obamacare. they are now just nibbling around the edges and
senate leaders could be closing in on an agreement to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling, but house republicans may be on a different page set to offer their own plan. our white house correspondent mike viqueira joins us live from washington. mike, what are we hearing about that plan that republicans might offer? >> the first thing people need to know is nothing a done deal yet. we are on the eve of a possible default, certainly busting through the debt ceiling october 17th...
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if congress fails to raise the debt ceilings, social security debts could be delayed. we catch up with retirees at a senior's facility who can't afford to that are to happen. >> social security is what i live on. without that i will eventually wind up in the street and so will my disabled son. that's how important social security is to me. i earned it. >> shirley worked for 40 years as a beautician, paying into her social security. today she counts on it for everything. >> food, rent. medicine. over the counter things, and payments for my insurance. things like that. transportation. by the middle of the month i'm delving into my savings, what little there is left. the u.s. treasury secretary warned that in congress failed to raise the ceiling social security checks could go on the chopping block. >> it's a serious threat. it's political pawn. we know that social security payments have not created av luns among seniors, but have kept seniors from being impoverished and declared below the poverty line. more than 50 million retired workers and aged care workers receive so
if congress fails to raise the debt ceilings, social security debts could be delayed. we catch up with retirees at a senior's facility who can't afford to that are to happen. >> social security is what i live on. without that i will eventually wind up in the street and so will my disabled son. that's how important social security is to me. i earned it. >> shirley worked for 40 years as a beautician, paying into her social security. today she counts on it for everything. >>...
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he voted against raising the debt ceiling. calls it unpatriot i cannot to do it now. >> dana: president obama was called out on this before. saying it was unpatriotic and lack of leadership. that's why you would vote against it. now it's unpatriotic if the patriot act hold you to spending reduction to get the debt level raised. major garrett at cbs now, asked a question. it was a long question or we'd play it for you. but i thought president obama could have answered it with more honesty, as opposed to yeah, i know. politics got in the way. >> kimberly: but he didn't. he wanted to say i know what you are talking about. >> dana: attack the questio questioner. that was then, this is now. >> kimberly: now he's head of the ma nar i can and he can do -- monarchy and he can do what he wants. he continues to demonize with the rhetoric and language those who disagree with him. because they have a concern about the financial well-being of the future of the country. how about cut spending. >> dana: i want to get to you in a second. i ha
he voted against raising the debt ceiling. calls it unpatriot i cannot to do it now. >> dana: president obama was called out on this before. saying it was unpatriotic and lack of leadership. that's why you would vote against it. now it's unpatriotic if the patriot act hold you to spending reduction to get the debt level raised. major garrett at cbs now, asked a question. it was a long question or we'd play it for you. but i thought president obama could have answered it with more honesty,...
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seven debt ceiling raises. white was just sort of -- everyone understood it would get raised and it was a time to remind people how big the debt was and nobody really took it seriously, press release. it was useful for that. once people started taking it seriously and said we are going to think about not paying the debt it bill absurd and it is -- it is absurd and it needs to be -- needs to go away or congress just needs to understand that that's the only use of it. a coin isn't going to solve that problem. looking at a darn corners of the constitution will not solve that problem. >> what is -- you know, the problem -- that -- republicans seem to have is it the leadership sort of knows that they really shun be playing politics of the debt ceiling. but the rank and file, they don't want any part of that. they want to play politics. >> this is the problem. this is my problem with people who are spending a lot of time, smart people. friends of ours who are spending a lot of time talking about the kooky ideas. you
seven debt ceiling raises. white was just sort of -- everyone understood it would get raised and it was a time to remind people how big the debt was and nobody really took it seriously, press release. it was useful for that. once people started taking it seriously and said we are going to think about not paying the debt it bill absurd and it is -- it is absurd and it needs to be -- needs to go away or congress just needs to understand that that's the only use of it. a coin isn't going to solve...
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the debt ceiling. i don't know if anyone in the republican conference is that persuasi persuasive. ryan is probably the best bet at this point. you know, it's a lot to put on him to say, okay, now convince everyone of this. >> and chuck, i want to ask you about what the senate might do. we know the house is going to vote for this, this afternoon. they pick it up at 3:00. the senate could take it up very quickly by unanimous consent. harry reid, this is what he had to say yesterday about the death benefits not being afforded to these families. >> right now we have two avenues. we're going to see what the house does and the white house and the pentagon are working to see if they can do something about it. >> that was harry reid today. chuck, do you think that's going to be worked out? >> yeah, i was just going to say that's the answer you give when you realize you're -- even though they've been holding the line on dealing with piecemeal bills that the house sends over, that's the answer you give when you
the debt ceiling. i don't know if anyone in the republican conference is that persuasi persuasive. ryan is probably the best bet at this point. you know, it's a lot to put on him to say, okay, now convince everyone of this. >> and chuck, i want to ask you about what the senate might do. we know the house is going to vote for this, this afternoon. they pick it up at 3:00. the senate could take it up very quickly by unanimous consent. harry reid, this is what he had to say yesterday about...
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congress has taken this vote 45 times to raise the debt ceiling since ronald reagan took office. it does not cost taxpayers a single dime. it does not grow our deficits by a single dime. it does not authorize anybody to spend any money whatsoever. all it does is authorize the treasury to pay the bills on what congress has already spent. think about that. if you buy a car and you've got a car note, you do not save money by not paying your car note. you're just a deadbeat. if you buy a house, you don't save money by not authorizing yourself to pay the mortgage. you're just going to be for closed on your home. that's what this is about. it is routine. it is what they are supposed to do. this is not a concession to me. it is not some demand that's unreasonable i'm making, this is what congress is supposed to do as a routine manner. and they shouldn't wait until the last time to do it. last time they threatened this course of action back in 2011, our economy staggered, our credit rating was downgraded for the first time. if they go through with it this time and force the united states
congress has taken this vote 45 times to raise the debt ceiling since ronald reagan took office. it does not cost taxpayers a single dime. it does not grow our deficits by a single dime. it does not authorize anybody to spend any money whatsoever. all it does is authorize the treasury to pay the bills on what congress has already spent. think about that. if you buy a car and you've got a car note, you do not save money by not paying your car note. you're just a deadbeat. if you buy a house, you...
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the debt ceiling for three months in exchange for passing a budget. >> it's time for us to come to a plan that will, in fact, balance the budget over the next ten years. >> reporter: today, white house press secretary jay carney indicated the president would not oppose a short-term solution. now, the battles begin in earnest tomorrow when the house is expected to vote on the debt ceiling bill and when secretary of state hillary clinton will face some tough questions from congressional committees when she appears before them to talk about the terrorist attack in benghazi. brian? >> kristen welker on the white house north lawn tonight, thanks. >>> late word tonight that top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john allen, has been cleared of engaging in any inappropriate behavior regarding his e-mail exchanges with the woman from tampa, jill kelley. this case came to light originally as part of the petraeus affair. and an investigation was launched. >>> the u.s. state department confirms today three americans were indeed killed during that four-day hostage standoff in algeria. seven
the debt ceiling for three months in exchange for passing a budget. >> it's time for us to come to a plan that will, in fact, balance the budget over the next ten years. >> reporter: today, white house press secretary jay carney indicated the president would not oppose a short-term solution. now, the battles begin in earnest tomorrow when the house is expected to vote on the debt ceiling bill and when secretary of state hillary clinton will face some tough questions from...
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good morning, sir. >> let's raise that debt ceiling. welcome back. and now let's start with jimmy kimmel who noticed something a little strange after the bears/giants game last week. >> bears running back matt forte spoke to reporters in the locker room after the game. keep an eye on rich king in the background. >> between time of possession and not having to -- did a freight job finding open receivers. you want to win all your home games. hard to win on the road. so getting a win tonight was critically important. >> get that man a chapstick, will you? i don't know what he was doing, but mrs. king is a very lucky woman. >> well, sometimes it's vampires, but apparently zombies are hot enough to make a show about them the most watched show on television. more than 16 million people tuned into walk the walking dead's season four premiere. even beat out sunday night football. and remember, this show is on amc. they just keep cranking it out. entertainment weekly reports viewer ship is up 30% from the show's previous high. now, who is behind what many con
good morning, sir. >> let's raise that debt ceiling. welcome back. and now let's start with jimmy kimmel who noticed something a little strange after the bears/giants game last week. >> bears running back matt forte spoke to reporters in the locker room after the game. keep an eye on rich king in the background. >> between time of possession and not having to -- did a freight job finding open receivers. you want to win all your home games. hard to win on the road. so getting a...
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government shutdown comes to an end as america default by a whisker with the debt ceiling raised some worried that catastrophe is only being delayed. the. protesters in italy take on the police as thousands hit the streets to vent their anger at the government's new austerity loaded budget. also this week. out of new clear a huge spike in radiation levels at fukushima as readings in a story rise by thousands of times in just a day.
government shutdown comes to an end as america default by a whisker with the debt ceiling raised some worried that catastrophe is only being delayed. the. protesters in italy take on the police as thousands hit the streets to vent their anger at the government's new austerity loaded budget. also this week. out of new clear a huge spike in radiation levels at fukushima as readings in a story rise by thousands of times in just a day.
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the debt ceiling so the country avoids default. right now it's the non-tea party republicans that are trying to come up with a dignified way out of the shutdown. the republicans are holding out hope they can at least force a larger negotiation with the white house on a long-term deficit reduction deal. now, it's triggered this renewed sense of urgency is public opinion. the poll last night indicates the shutdown has backfired on the gop. two results really unnerved two republicans we talked to today. that the majority blamed the republicans and not the president. and a larger number believe it's the republicans pushing their own political agenda at the expense of the country's greater good. it's going to be a long weekend here, but don't be surprised monday morning, perhaps tuesday that we have a deal and that government is fully operational again. >> chuck todd starting us off at the white house this friday night. chuck, thanks. >>> and now to the broad impact of this ongoing government shutdown. as we head into yet another weeken
the debt ceiling so the country avoids default. right now it's the non-tea party republicans that are trying to come up with a dignified way out of the shutdown. the republicans are holding out hope they can at least force a larger negotiation with the white house on a long-term deficit reduction deal. now, it's triggered this renewed sense of urgency is public opinion. the poll last night indicates the shutdown has backfired on the gop. two results really unnerved two republicans we talked to...
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the debt ceiling. let's listen in. >> this legislation strikes leaders to the budget conference committee and will set our country on a long-term path to fiscal sustainability. i know that some say that's going to be hard. what we do is hard here, and this is really hard, but i think we can get it done. the committee members selected must have open minds, be willing to look at every option, no matter how painful to their own political ideas and political parties. this conference committee, led by chairman murray and chairman ryan, which will produce its negotiated budget resolution in december, is to discuss our views. this legislation also funds the government through january 15th and averts default through february 7th, during which time we can work toward a long-term budget agreement that prevents these frequent crises. perhaps most importantly, this legislation ends a standoff to ground the work of washington to a halt this fall. madam president, this is not a time for pointing fingers of blame. th
the debt ceiling. let's listen in. >> this legislation strikes leaders to the budget conference committee and will set our country on a long-term path to fiscal sustainability. i know that some say that's going to be hard. what we do is hard here, and this is really hard, but i think we can get it done. the committee members selected must have open minds, be willing to look at every option, no matter how painful to their own political ideas and political parties. this conference...
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the debt ceiling. ted cruz here in texas enjoys a lot of support, especially in rural parts. i was 30 miles south of here, yesterday, and voters there were overwhelmingly in support of ted cruz, that county elected him to office last year with a 44-point margin, and overall this state is still very much pro-cruz. >> heidi thank you very much. >>> a suspected senior al-qaeda leader recently captured in libya is now scheduled to appear inside a new york city courtroom later this hour. abu anas al-libby was recently indicted by a grand jury. jonathan this is certainly a moment for prosecutors. >> reporter: yeah, it really is, especially since it has been so long in the making. he has been on the run for ten years. within the next 30 minutes maybe he is expected to be hospital inside this courthouse to answer allegations of terror attacks. the military raid was care rid out in tripoli. after his capture the 49-year-old was interrogated for a week, and then turned over to the fbi to face federal terrorism c
the debt ceiling. ted cruz here in texas enjoys a lot of support, especially in rural parts. i was 30 miles south of here, yesterday, and voters there were overwhelmingly in support of ted cruz, that county elected him to office last year with a 44-point margin, and overall this state is still very much pro-cruz. >> heidi thank you very much. >>> a suspected senior al-qaeda leader recently captured in libya is now scheduled to appear inside a new york city courtroom later this...
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>> john, who has the power to raise the debt ceiling? >> well -- >> who has the power to raise the debt ceiling? >> the congress -- >> who has the power to raise the debt ceiling. >> -- have put forward a plan. call it ridiculous or whatever, but they have a plan -- >> congress has the power to raise the debt ceiling. >> republicans have no interest in defaulting on debt. we want to find a way to pay it off. >> this is playing with fire. legislative arsonists are at work when they start using the debt limit. >> it sounds like chuck schumer has been playing too many violent vid owe games. >> obamacare is dead, dead. a waste of time, as i said before. >> obamacare is driving up the cost of health care. destroying american jobs. >> it is a train wreck. house republicans have showed the courage they are showing now that they continue to stand up. the house is the one branch of government they have a majority. >> speaker boehner even re-elised a web video blasting president obama for negotiating with the russian president but not his own cong
>> john, who has the power to raise the debt ceiling? >> well -- >> who has the power to raise the debt ceiling? >> the congress -- >> who has the power to raise the debt ceiling. >> -- have put forward a plan. call it ridiculous or whatever, but they have a plan -- >> congress has the power to raise the debt ceiling. >> republicans have no interest in defaulting on debt. we want to find a way to pay it off. >> this is playing with fire....
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at end of day raising debt ceiling is about paying bills that have been incurred. neil: i know that, what were democrats thinking 7 year ago when they voted gain it they were just addressing. >> it was political theater then and now, but now. neil: did you see that then? >> i was in college or grad school. you should have had me on. >> barack obama -- hold on, barack obama was saying it back then, there is so much santa money from the white house, national debt was 10 trillion when he came in, it is 16 trillion, he has not thinked for his talk about corporate responsibility and millionaires and billionaires paying their fair share that last tax bill as more corporate welfare to billionaire friends of barack obama than any pork bill we've seen so far. >> obama will not last too long when they see this hypocrisy. >> i cannot believe we're calling it responsible to consider defaulting on some of our obligation today so maybe at some point in the future there will not be a debt collapse. you say we should default today so there will not be a default in the future. neil
at end of day raising debt ceiling is about paying bills that have been incurred. neil: i know that, what were democrats thinking 7 year ago when they voted gain it they were just addressing. >> it was political theater then and now, but now. neil: did you see that then? >> i was in college or grad school. you should have had me on. >> barack obama -- hold on, barack obama was saying it back then, there is so much santa money from the white house, national debt was 10 trillion...
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but at the time, the debt ceiling story had not been fully told. at the beginning of that fight, the poll was something like -- he asked the public, should the debt ceiling be raised? 85-15 against. the president was really on the wrong side. by the end of it, it had evened out in the polls and republicans ended up being blamed more so. and the economy was also in a more fragile position than it even is now. the president and people around him were much worried about what a default might do in terms of a financial crisis here and abroad. fast forward to now, and i think the president won the message debate. he convinced the public that playing, you know, hostage-taking with the debt ceiling was the wrong thing to do, and he also now has the business community, all of those people watching the vix who don't want to go through that again. so he's in a much stronger position now to take back the stance that he felt back then. circumstances have made it easier for him to play this game of chicken and actually, at least, win for the next three months. >
but at the time, the debt ceiling story had not been fully told. at the beginning of that fight, the poll was something like -- he asked the public, should the debt ceiling be raised? 85-15 against. the president was really on the wrong side. by the end of it, it had evened out in the polls and republicans ended up being blamed more so. and the economy was also in a more fragile position than it even is now. the president and people around him were much worried about what a default might do in...
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ceiling or raising of the debt ceiling and a continuing resolution. that was not the position before. that seems to be a major overture to john boehner and the house republicans to which john boehner responded, that is unconditional surrender. do we have any hope that if there is a bargain it would include some of these terms? >> well, boehner is saying unconditional surrender is really his way of staking out that hard core position that he's been doing all along, which is trying to show his rank and file he's going to fight to the bitter end. we've now started to see how a compromise could come together. howard fineman wrote an important piece today where he said heritage action and freedom works have said, look, we have no problem with extending the debt limit, albeit temporarily, if we can keep the fight and focus on the president's health care law. so that is, in fact, true. those arms that really run the hard core conservatives in the house gop conference say let the de limit be raised, albeit temporarily, continue the fight on the health care la
ceiling or raising of the debt ceiling and a continuing resolution. that was not the position before. that seems to be a major overture to john boehner and the house republicans to which john boehner responded, that is unconditional surrender. do we have any hope that if there is a bargain it would include some of these terms? >> well, boehner is saying unconditional surrender is really his way of staking out that hard core position that he's been doing all along, which is trying to show...